March: 27, 2026
The 5.5-kilometer section of the gas pipeline coming from Georgia to Armenia will be moved at the request of Armenia. The relevant application has already been submitted to the Department of Environmental Control of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Georgia. This is reported by Sputnik Georgia.
According to the documents, the change in the location of the pipeline is related to the request of the Armenian side, because the Armenian part of the pipeline is located in the Georgian-Armenian-Azerbaijani border zone and was mined in the 90s.
“Based on the fact that it is not possible to maintain the minimum safety standards and carry out repair work in the given section, on the basis of the tripartite interstate agreement, it was decided to remove the said problematic section of the gas pipeline from the minefield and build a new gas pipeline at a safe distance,” the statement said.
The pipeline will be moved several kilometers and will connect to the new section built by the Armenian side.
The gas pipeline from Georgia is one of the main ways of supplying natural gas to Armenia. Armenia receives gas from Russia through Georgia’s transit infrastructure.
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